Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

ann.lewis wrote: »

or they love you doing it

that was implied :cool:

ann.lewis

Scouser wrote: »

that was implied :cool:

Or maybe how you look cause you do it ?
Only messin !
Squats are great. Deadlifts too...you're dead right

AaronMul1

i find the sit ups to be my only problem, after 20 odd sit ups i lose all my pace

ann.lewis

AaronMul1 wrote: »

i find the sit ups to be my only problem, after 20 odd sit ups i lose all my pace

You'll do ok.. build it up. Take your time with them.
I'm thinking ill measure out 20meters and practice the bleep. Did it 2 years ago as part of pre season for football, think I did ok but no harm to give it a go and build endurance

Zadie10

AaronMul1 wrote: »

How is everyone getting on with the Physical requirements?

Getting on ok - feel like I'm grand with the cardio & general fitness. My only fear is the push pull machine but working on that!! Wish my gym had one so I could see my progress on it

AaronMul1

Zadie10 wrote: »

Getting on ok - feel like I'm grand with the cardio & general fitness. My only fear is the push pull machine but working on that!! Wish my gym had one so I could see my progress on it

small progress is still progress i suppose

yeah im gonna wait till im a bit fitter maybe 2 weeks 3 weeks and il try the test, never done one before so i need a bit of practice

Zadie10

AaronMul1 wrote: »

small progress is still progress i suppose yeah im gonna wait till im a bit fitter maybe 2 weeks 3 weeks and il try the test, never done one before so i need a bit of practice

Its hard to focus on it when it seems like such a long way away & there are so many other hurdles to get over first. But guess its one of the ones we have the most control over so need to keep tipping away. Are u doing anything in particular for the beep test? I'm just doing HIIT on the treadmill & hoping that will suffice

Shadow Walker

Not sure it's relevant but if you're upskilling , consider getting a full driving licence. Even the basic Garda car course will require you to have a full driving licence before you can apply

AaronMul1

Zadie10 wrote: »

Its hard to focus on it when it seems like such a long way away & there are so many other hurdles to get over first. But guess its one of the ones we have the most control over so need to keep tipping away. Are u doing anything in particular for the beep test? I'm just doing HIIT on the treadmill & hoping that will suffice

could you imagine getting to the medical though and failing? if i done that i'd never forgive myself for not preparing

and you never know when they will do it! they could do the test before interview to weed out numbers so less to interview. Im just running around a local track, big hill in the middle of it so hoping that will strenghten up my legs

AaronMul1 wrote: »

could you imagine getting to the medical though and failing? if i done that i'd never forgive myself for not preparing and you never know when they will do it! they could do the test before interview to weed out numbers so less to interview. Im just running around a local track, big hill in the middle of it so hoping that will strenghten up my legs

failing the medical and failing the physical are two different things altogether!

For those who have a definite knowledge are the medical & physical both done in Templemore? maybe ann.lewis you know as you've done it last time round?

Shadow Walker wrote: »

Not sure it's relevant but if you're upskilling , consider getting a full driving licence. Even the basic Garda car course will require you to have a full driving licence before you can apply

Cool, where did you hear this

D Trent wrote: »

Cool, where did you hear this

driver licence is needed to drive a car

its the law

Zadie10

D Trent wrote: »

For those who have a definite knowledge are the medical & physical both done in Templemore? maybe ann.lewis you know as you've done it last time round?

Medical is done in Garda HQ in Dublin, physical in Templemore.

Scouser wrote: »

driver licence is needed to drive a car

its the law

WWWwwhatt? you need a driving licence to drive a car? get out of town scouser.

There's a few members of AGS who have never held a driving licence yet drive the patrol car regularly

D Trent wrote: »

WWWwwhatt? you need a driving licence to drive a car? get out of town scouser.

There's a few members of AGS who have never held a driving licence yet drive the patrol car regularly

im very much aware of that

angelfire9

Zadie10 wrote: »

Medical is done in Garda HQ in Dublin, physical in Templemore.

Yep you need to pass the medical first
I failed it

(Hearing test)

Requirements for medical should be on Garda website

angelfire9 wrote: »

Yep you need to pass the medical first
I failed it
(Hearing test)

Requirements for medical should be on Garda website

they give a general run down in the candidate booklet, but dont give specifics

but plenty of room for interpretation by the Chief Medical Officer on so so much

angelfire9 wrote: »

Yep you need to pass the medical first
I failed it
(Hearing test)

Requirements for medical should be on Garda website

Guys, for your information, a big names company that sells prescription glasses have free hearing tests. I got the eye tests done last week and the hearing because I wanted to be sure before the medical.

What about the teeth check I don't have Caries but I do have a broken tooth on one side, it's not visible, there is some of the tooth there. How particular are they.

Rothmans

Andrea345 wrote: »

Guys, for your information, specsavers have free hearing tests. I got the eye tests done last week and the hearing because I wanted to be sure before the medical.

What about the teeth check I don't have Caries but I do have a broken tooth on one side, it's not visible, there is some of the tooth there. How particular are they.

Can specsavers tell you whether your hearing is up to standard.Was thinking about going to them myself

But I don't want to do anything yet until we get our stage 1 results back. I'd hate to get my hopes up just for them to be dashed

Sound of Silence

Zadie10 wrote: »

Getting on ok - feel like I'm grand with the cardio & general fitness. My only fear is the push pull machine but working on that!! Wish my gym had one so I could see my progress on it

Having had a go on the push-pull machine quite recently, I would say that the best way to prepare would be to do some cable or bent-over rows in the Gym. Most of the force you will use to operate the device will not in fact be in your biceps but in your back (Lats/Traps).

Regardless, I would say that the test itself would likely be pass or fail and certainly achievable for anyone who is at least relatively fit.

Best of luck.

Rothmans wrote: »

Can specsavers tell you whether your hearing is up to standard.Was thinking about going to them myself

But I don't want to do anything yet until we get our stage 1 results back. I'd hate to get my hopes up just for them to be dashed

Yup they give normal or higher then normal or less then normal. I had good hearing and there was a hell of a lot of people making nose in the shop, it was so distracting.

Rothmans wrote: »

Can specsavers tell you whether your hearing is up to standard.Was thinking about going to them myself

But I don't want to do anything yet until we get our stage 1 results back. I'd hate to get my hopes up just for them to be dashed

It's free and it's handy for again. the eye test was only fifteen euro. I did a few weeks ago well before everything else because I have never had one done before.

Rothmans

Andrea345 wrote: »

Yup they give normal or higher then normal or less then normal. I had good hearing and there was a hell of a lot of people making nose in the shop, it was so distracting.

I see, but do they know the standard required by the Guards?

Andrea345 wrote: »

Guys, for your information, specsavers have free hearing tests. I got the eye tests done last week and the hearing because I wanted to be sure before the medical.

What about the teeth check I don't have Caries but I do have a broken tooth on one side, it's not visible, there is some of the tooth there. How particular are they.

Was hearing test free because you had paid for the eye test? Or can anyone walk into specsavers and get a free hearing test with buying glasses/being a customer?

Rothmans wrote: »

I see, but do they know the standard required by the Guards?

Well mine was twenty twenty but they would generally know, she said it was well above what they require so she had an idea. It's on this forum somewhere, from previous years so if you search then you can go in knowing what you have or do the test and find out afterwards. I think I read it myself and it was eighteen something. Anyone else know?

I think the hearing test is standard, if you have good hearing then your clear.

EDIT: oh another reason why I got the hearing test done was in case anything happened on the day and I failed, I could go back and say well it was because of this and maybe appeal. I got the optician to write me a letter stating my hearing and eyesight results.

D Trent wrote: »

Was hearing test free because you had paid for the eye test? Or can anyone walk into specsavers and get a free hearing test with buying glasses/being a customer?

Anyone can walk in but it's on certain days. I had to wait a week. They were separate.

oh am I allowed to mention the name? Editing it out now.

Rothmans

Andrea345 wrote: »

Well mine was twenty twenty but they would generally know, she said it was well above what they require so she had an idea. It's on this forum somewhere, from previous years so if you search then you can go in knowing what you have or do the test and find out afterwards. I think I read it myself and it was eighteen something. Anyone else know?

I think the hearing test is standard, if you have good hearing then your clear.

EDIT: oh another reason why I got the hearing test done was in case anything happened on the day and I failed, I could go back and say well it was because of this and maybe appeal. I got specsavers to write me a letter stating my hearing and eyesight results.

Thanks, I'll defo need laser eye surgery. I checked before.
It's just the hearing I'd be worried about. After looking long and hard, its clear that the guards don't publish their minimum hearing standards. However, the Army do, so I'd reckon it'd be similar to that.